Refusal of an exceptional permit allowing the conversion of a sawmill that has become non-compliant with the zoning designation into vacation apartments

Facts

- In 1988, A. acquired a plot of land on which there was a sawmill that he operated until 1997. - In 1999, A. submitted a building permit application for two vacation apartments to be set up in the sawmill building. The authorities refused to grant the permit. - A. then requested the protection of the building and the authorization to use the vacation apartments, but these requests were also rejected. - A. appealed these decisions, but his appeals were dismissed by the cantonal authorities.

Considerations

- The complete conversion of a sawmill that has become non-compliant with the zoning designation into vacation apartments does not constitute a partial transformation within the meaning of Art. 24c SPA. - Such a transformation cannot be authorized either on the basis of Art. 43 SPO, as the delegation of competence…